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Kathleen Herlihy-Paoli, touches on social issues in “Migrants 2,” a painting among her works currently on display at the Taube.
Three women, each with their own unique form of art, have their works on display at Taube Museum of Art in Minot.
“Three: Today’s Matinee” by Kathleen Herlihy-Paoli, “Rabbit Weaving: Complex Threads of Making” by Kristi Deetz and “Polymer Skies” by Debbie Kauffman are on display through Friday, Aug. 30.
Kauffman, a Minot fiber artist and award-winning longarm quilter, learned to tell her stories through drawing and sculpting with thread. She’s all about using unexpected materials and incorporating intricate detail into her pieces, while raising awareness for important issues, such as landfill waste. Her 12-foot quilting machine is the sidekick that helps her bring her ideas to life, creating pieces that aim to touch not only the eye, but also the heart.
Kauffman’s public reception will be held tonight from 5-7 p.m. at the Taube. Receptions are free and open to the public, and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Herlihy-Paoli, from Missoula, Montana, works in oils and digital print. Her ongoing series of paintings titled “Act Three” involves placing an object or a subject on a stage set. Most of this exhibition focuses on issues faced in the United States and the world today. The subject matter touches on politics, the environment, water and fire issues in the west, race relations and personal experience.
A reception for Herlihy-Paoli’s works will be held Thursday, Aug. 29, from 5-7 p.m.
Deetz, from Wisconsin, based her industrial jacquard weavings on paintings from her “Through the Veil” and “Holidays Unfolding” series.
“Through the process of this work, making sketches in Photoshop and creating patterns printed on silk that became sub-straights for paintings, I became interested in ways that digital technology translates images and gives multiple options for output and adding new meaning,” Deetz said.
The works can be viewed during museum hours on Tuesday through Friday from 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
